This was the hardest hike to a peak done yet. my sister bruk and my dad started from alta, up to the pass, then up the rocky ridge to the top of Mt. Superior. We had planned on going further to the other higher peak, though dad said the weather was getting worse and Bruk was getting tired. We did go up and over Cardiff peak with the antenna on the way back to alta.

Ran up the Cardiff Pass trail (as much as possible) from Alta to the Monte Cristo summit in 59 minutes and down in 48. The snow made for some slow going on the way down and I had a butt slide and a slide out coming off the summits that were too close for comfort---especially since I was alone. With the snow, I couldn't find the summit register---dug through the snow forever trying to find it, to no avail. Is there one?

06/15/06 So much fun going up the headwall in crampons. Thanks Jan for another great adventure in the mountains.
09/15/13 Another great trip different route. Went up from Alta. Met Brendan along the way and we hiked together.

Twice. First was scramble on East ridge. Stayed true to the ridge to make it more challenging than the trail that has developed. That turned it into a third class. Mountain Goats all over, from trailhead to summit. Second was done via South ridge of Superior. We stayed true to the ridge. Roped up about half way up and kept the rope on to the top, simul-climbing and with only two places of slung natural pro. Had deep snow last 1000 feet to summit. Descent via East ridge.

8:30am start. Snowshoe'd up to Cardiff Pass and booted the ridge to Superior (great boot path already in place). Ridge to Monte Cristo was untraveled, so had to break trail a bit. Beautiful day and fantastic views. Wish I knew how to BC snowboard .... the decent blows when everyone else out there is skiing and boarding down. :)

7/04/10 Cottonwood Ridge Traverse
6/10/11 Had intentions of doing the Cottonwood Ridge Traverse but there was too much snow with gigantic Cornices
08/24/11 via Superior South Ridge solo in just under 2 hours
06/09/12 via South Ridge with Dallin. It was his first mountain. Time to the top was 2 hours 20 mins
02/08/13 via South Ridge in a Snow storm for Sam's B-day. Best B-Day party to date.
01/01/14 via East Ridge with Wayne
01/04/14 via East Ridge with Natasha in a Snow Storm the dropped 6 inches. Her first 11er and winter summit.
06/13/14 via South Ridge with Jason Larson. 1hr 59mins up and then went down via lake blanche

September 24, 2005: Climbed from Cardiff Pass as part of the Cottonwood Ridge Traverse. I reversed the traverse less than halfway so I could make it to work on time, but I got to bag Monte Cristo this time at least.

February 2008: Attempted the S Ridge solo. Poor snow conditions made it a bit more interesting than I expected without crampons. Bailed at the notch and descended one of the chutes to the right (hooked up with Suicide Chute).